馬力歐帶你瘋台灣

推薦序　　introduction
前　言　　foreword

1．一切由此開始　　It all begins here
2．叫台灣的島嶼　　The island called Taiwan
3．您好！高雄　　　Hello Kaohsiung
4．蹲還是不蹲？　　To Squat or not to Squat
5．熟悉的聲音　　　That Familiar Sound
6．文化衝擊　　　　Culture Shock
7．回到未來　　　　A Trip to the Future
8．祝你用餐愉快　　Bon Appetit
9．誤會可大了！　　Lost in Translation – it’s inevitable
10．聽不懂　　　　 Ting Bu Dong
11．台灣 VS. 南非　Taiwan vs. South Africa
12．生活拼貼　　　 Scrapbook of Memories
13．台灣改變了我　 How Taiwan has changed me
14．福爾摩沙　　　 Formosa

特別感謝　　　　　 Special thanks

前言

　　謹以這本書獻給在台灣的所有人，包括本地人以及外來客，同時也獻給所有想要拜訪台灣的人。

　　橫跨東西方之間的文化橋樑或許相當大，即使今日我們的世界經由高科技和文化的迅速傳播已經逐漸縮小，但對東西方來說彼此的文化景象仍是十分新鮮。

　　在本書中，我很樂意將我初次拜訪台灣的經驗分享給大家，讓您可以發現外國人眼中的台灣究竟是怎樣的一幅光景，以及我們來台灣之前，對台灣的認知和彼此文化之間的差異。有時一些翻譯上的誤解是無法避免的，相信所有的外國人都有一大堆相關的故事可以告訴你，然而，我希望可以藉由這本書讓這兩個不同文化的東西方世界可以更加靠近。

　　台灣讓我成長、蛻變成一個更好的人，所以我想藉著這個機會與世界各地的人分享我令人難忘的經驗。

　　歡迎加入我們的旅程！

Foreword

　　This book is dedicated to all the people in Taiwan, both indigenous and foreign, as well as to anyone who is interested in coming here.

　　Probably the biggest cultural bridge to cross is that between West and East, and although our world is getting smaller and smaller due to faster technology and cultures flying to and fro, it is still a very new cultural landscape to both sides.

　　In this book, I would like to share my first experiences in Taiwan with you all. How do foreigners see this island? What do we know of Taiwan before we come here? How different is their culture really from our own?

　　Being ‘lost in translation’ is inevitable and all of us have a few stories to tell. With this book, I hope I can bring these two cultures closer together.

　　Taiwan has really changed me into a better person, and I want to take this opportunity to share this amazing experience with you and the world.

Welcome, to my JOURNEY!